[1] It was established in October 1929 as the Australian British Empire Games Committee with E.S.
From the concept of "a British Empire Sports Festival" by the Englishman, J Astley Cooper,[3] the idea was promoted in Australia by B J Parkinson [4] in Victoria and Richard Coombes in New South Wales who was President of the Amateur Athletic Union of Australia.
[5]Australia has won the medal tally at 13 Commonwealth games.
[6] Australia has hosted the Commonwealth Games on four occasions but have only won once via an international vote.
Brisbane 1982 was awarded after Lagos, Nigeria; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Birmingham, England all withdrew prior to the Bid vote that took place in Montreal, Quebec, Canada during the 1976 Summer Olympics.